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Rod Wood

5 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Formica lemani, Cheilosia albitarsis, Helophilus pendulus +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pink Purslane, Cuckooflower, Bugle +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pink Purslane, Cuckooflower, Bugle +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheddleton 76public footpath · 156 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 156 mPath type: footway
Cheddleton 75public footpath · 100 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 100 mPath type: path
Cheddleton 36(a)public footpath · 317 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 317 mSurface grassPath type: path
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cheddleton 35bridleway · 349 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 349 mPath type: track
Cheddleton 36(c)bridleway · 505 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 505 mPath type: track
Cheddleton 32(b)bridleway · 180 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 180 mPath type: track
Bradnop and Cawdy 13(a)bridleway · 442 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 442 mPath type: track

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